This Sample Program Pathway is designed to provide an example of course selections in a term by term sequence. Please see an Academic Advisor for a plan specific to your academic needs.
Description: Introduction to various graphic media tools and techniques, including sketching, manual drafting, and computer assisted drafting as appropriate to the built environment. Includes developing 3D visualization and analysis skills. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.
Description: An introduction to career fields of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Sustainability & Energy Management Technologies. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.
Description: Construction methods of materials for both residential and commercial structures. Emphasis on processes and techniques. Understanding of blueprint reading of architectural and civil drawings. Hands-on exercises of residential and commercial applications. Two classroom, three lab hours per week.
Notes: CAT-2431 can be completed either before or during the same term as CAT-1201
Prerequisites: CAT 2431 and Other (CAT 2431 may be taken concurrently)
Description: Rules, interpretations, record keeping and standards required by Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) (29CFR Part 1926) for the construction industry to ensure employees a safe, healthful workplace. Successful completion of the course provides the 30 hour OSHA Construction Safety Card.
Notes: CAT-2431 can be completed either before or during the same term as CAT-1201
Description: This is a context-centered course intended for majors in Construction Management Technology, Architectural Technology, and Civil Engineering Technology. It contains collaborative labs which apply the mathematical methods to relevant applications. Students will apply properties of shapes in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional geometry; use dimensional analysis to convert between systems of units; use scientific notation; apply vector analysis and basic trigonometry to find indirect measurements; use and solve linear and quadratic functions and equations; and use systems of linear equations in applications and find their solutions. Four classroom, two lab hours per week.
Notes: OR MAT-1470 College Algebra AND MAT-1570 Trigonometry OR MAT-1580 **Recommended for transfer**
Prerequisites: MAT 0100 or MAT 0600 and Other (with a grade of C or better) or Other (satisfactory score on math placement test)
Term hours subtotal:
16
Description: Learn Building Information Modeling (BIM) techniques and methodology. Develop proficiency with Revit Architecture modeling software including: user interface, modeling techniques, proper modeling workflow and document generation. Learn rendering and animation communication techniques. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.
Prerequisites: CAT 1101
Description: This course presents some of the basics of testing materials (concrete, steel, wood, etc.) used in the construction industry. Emphasis on how properties of materials affect their use in the construction process. Utilizes American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards. One classroom, three lab hours per week.
Notes: SPRING ONLY
Prerequisites: MAT 0100 or MAT 0600 or MAT 1110 or MAT 1130 or MAT 1445
Description: Basic mechanical and electrical system design principles for residential and commercial structures. Structural engineering principles for designing residential and commercial structures using wood, steel and concrete. Research appropriate building codes and apply knowledge to solve engineering challenges. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.
Notes: SPRING ONLY
Prerequisites: CAT 1101 or CAT 1201
Description: Construction estimating, beginning with an understanding of the costs of labor equipment and materials, as well as profit and overhead. Quantity measurements of basic construction materials will be used to develop bidding packages. Two classroom, two lab hours per week. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.
Notes: Spring (on-campus) / Fall & Summer (online)
Prerequisites: CAT 1101 or CAT 1201
Description: In English Composition I students learn reflective, analytical and argumentative writing strategies, incorporating sources and personal experience. Students will negotiate between public and private rhetorical situations and purposes to achieve academic literacy. They will write multiple drafts using a recursive writing process as they work toward fluency in style and mechanics.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035 or Other (Placement Test Score)
Term hours subtotal:
15
Description: Survey of conceptual physics for technology majors. Topics include motion, forces, energy, electricity, magnetism, waves, sound, light, atomic structure and emission and absorption of radiation. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.
Notes: OR PHY-1141 College Physics **Recommended for transfer**
Prerequisites: MAT 0100 or MAT 0600 or MAT 1110 or MAT 1130 or MAT 1445
Corequisites: PHY 1107
Corequisites: PHY 1106
Description: Designed to improve speaking and listening skills through the study and application of public speaking structure, content and style. This course requires 5 speeches in front of a live audience. The online course sections require the recordings to be created by the student with at least 8 adults present for each speech. Any questions, please contact the Communication Department at com.dept@sinclair.edu.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035 or Other (Any other college level English course)
Term hours subtotal:
6
Description: Practical planning and control of construction and engineering-based projects. Interrelationships and operations of project management and skills required for success in the current engineering environment. Theory, nomenclature and practical application of engineering management using computer software. Two classroom, two lab hours per week. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections.
Notes: Fall (on-campus) / Spring & Summer (online)
Prerequisites: CAT 1241 or CAT 1401
Description: Building code history, development, application and review processes. Analysis of existing building to determine code status, form recommendations and make presentation. Examine Ohio law impacting various codes, safety, contracting and personnel issues with regard to built environment professions. Develop sample contract specifications. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.
Notes: FALL ONLY
Prerequisites: CAT 1201
Description: This course helps prepare the student for the first of the LEED Green Associate Exams and meets the requirement of the student having involvement on a LEED- registered project, or employment in a sustainable field of work or completion of an education program that addresses green building principles in LEED, to qualify to take the LEED Green Associate Exam. One classroom, two lab hours per week.
Notes: FALL ONLY
Description: Understanding the role and responsibilities of those individuals and organizations actively involved in the project delivery process. Development of interrelationships, communication skills and procedures required for the successful administration of the construction process from start-up to close out. Traditional testing (proctored or in Testing Center) is used in all online sections. Two classroom, three lab hours per week.
Notes: Construction Management Electives - At Least 4 Hours Required From: CAT-1111, CAT-1141, CAT-1205, CAT-1300, CAT-1301, CAT-1701, CAT-1721, CAT-1741, CAT-1761, CAT-1781, CAT-2201, CAT-2531, CAT-2561, CAT-2581, CAT-2610, CAT-2620, CAT-2630, CAT-2640 OR MAT-2270
Description: This course serves as an introduction to the study of regional geography at the global scale. Students will become familiar with and understand the use of maps/geo-technologies to explain geographic phenomena and patterns as they relate to world regions and their interrelationships, apply geographic concepts to the study of regions or a specific region,compare and contrast human and physical patterns and their variations over space,develop an appreciation of the complexities of regional and global environmental and socio-economic problems,understand globalization and place local issues in their global and historical context,and to understand human-environment interactions in various regions around the world.
Notes: Social & Behavioral Science Elective - Choose any OT36 course (must be from 2 different subjects). View all options here: https://www.sinclair.edu/about/offices/provost/articulation-transfer/ohio-transfer-36/
Term hours subtotal:
13
Description: This course covers the fundamental principles of distance, elevation and angular measurements used in the practice of engineering surveys. It also includes basic error theory in field observations and mathematical calculations, level circuit and traverse field techniques and basic principles of digital map making. Two classroom, three lab hours per week.
Prerequisites: MAT 1200 or Other (appropriate Math placement test score)
Description: Assessment of achievement by Construction Management Technology students in attaining program outcomes by completing a project demonstrating principles and practice of the major. Teamwork on projects will be emphasized. Only offered spring semester. Should be taken last spring term of program. Two classroom, six lab hours per week.
Notes: Spring Only - Department Permission Required
Prerequisites: Approval of Department
Description: Students earn credits toward degree requirements for work learning experience. Students already working may apply to use that experience to meet internship requirements. Students establish learning outcomes and prepare related reports and/or projects each term. Ten work hours per week per credit hour.
Notes: For the CMO Internship, please contact the department prior to contacting the Work-Based Learning Office. This should be occur the TERM BEFORE the term the internship is planned.
Prerequisites: Approval of Department
Description: Practical initiation and control of changes to design documents for construction projects. Implementation and documentation of procedures to approve and distribute the changes deemed necessary to accommodate unforeseen conditions, omissions and errors in the design and construction of the project. Development of effective meeting management and communication skills.
Notes: Construction Management Electives - At Least 4 Hours Required From: CAT-1111, CAT-1141, CAT-1205, CAT-1300, CAT-1301, CAT-1701, CAT-1721, CAT-1741, CAT-1761, CAT-1781, CAT-2201, CAT-2531, CAT-2561, CAT-2581, CAT-2610, CAT-2620, CAT-2630, CAT-2640 OR MAT-2270
Description: Certifications commonly used in the construction industry. Emphasis on worker health and welfare, and jobsite safety. Three lab hours per week.
Term hours subtotal:
12